Ireland is a land of legends…a land of music…a land of stories and storytellers.

These phrases are known far and wide in Ireland. Find out what they really mean in time for St. Patrick's Day.

Historians agree that St Patrick was born in 373 AD in one of two possible locations - Dumbarton in Scotland or on the west ...

The 17 of March is St Patrick’s Day. Who was St Patrick and why is he the patron saint of Ireland? This is the story ...

The men and women (and one young child) featured in these pages experienced both joy and suffering — loneliness, sickness, ...

By 1972, Cahalane was also one of the Irish Republican Army’s most successful international gunrunners, ferrying rifles and bullets from Philadelphia and its suburbs to arm guerilla fighters in ...

St. Patrick may be Ireland’s most famous saint, but a new biography for young readers sheds light on another great Irish holy ...

By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Due to the Irish diaspora and humanity’s love of drink, St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated worldwide with green-themed decorations and pints of Guinness. Since most ...

There are many myths associated with St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. But Patrick’s own writings and early ...

In his writing, Patrick recounts how he was captured by raiders and sold into slavery in Ireland. Six years later, he ...

In the old Irish calendar the day after St Patrick’s Day is Sheelah’s Day, in commemoration of the woman who many believe to ...

What do we really know about St. Patrick, who inspires pinching and green beer every March 17? When did he live? Where was he ...